yo! Welcome!
some info:
<a href="
http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17765" target="_blank">Shock Absorber Conversion to Quad & Custom Bracket in an 86
Source: by David M</a> he made his own bracket; \\
Skyjacker Dual Front Shock Mounting Tabs DS280 by Scott Do you have the Skyjacker lift?..if not...see if the Lift company you used has the brackets.
I've read a few articles about performance gains/and esp. lack of any significant power/improvements from aftermarket ignitions; considering the price vs Motorcraft brand parts. I prefer Motorcraft parts, esp. 9mm wires w/the bigger stand-offs, stock plugs and coil; to each their own they say.. I prefer saving my $ for "over-maintenance"..;
seen many MSD's and Jacobs around here.... pals say it is worth the $....
Some info:
"It takes about 10-14,000 volts to initiate the spark across the plug gap. After the initial arc the voltage required to sustain the arc is much less and drops off significantly. So while you may have a manufacturer claimed 60,000 volt racing coil you can't actually get that across the plug. Since the advantage of CDI is the higher coil output, how does that get used. Well, normally it doesn't. The extra power possible in the coil is "Reserve Voltage". As the plugs wear, fouling, plug wires and connections get worse then the required firing voltage may go up 1-5,000 volts. So the "hotter" CDI coil output can help overcome these obstacles and the ignition system will last longer. So, its not that its working better.... but rather lasting longer that makes a hot coil good. The ideal coil output needed for normal applications is about 30,000 volts.
High RPM / High Compression / Racing applications: Newer techniques are being used to increase spark output. Additionally, CDI typically has a very short spark duration near 10-12 microseconds. As discussed you can't push more than about 20,000 volt across the plug without other strange phenomenon happening. If you were to try you would see arcing down the side of the plug, across carbon buildups at the electrode end, out any weak points in the wire insulation, connections, etc... So how do you get a better spark? Newer ignitions (like MSD-5 for example) are outputting a finely controlled multiple spark pattern into the plug. Instead of one big spark a shower of short duration sparks are flooded across the combustion stroke. This makes for a much more efficient burn. Using this technique newer CDI can achieve longer spark duration times (near 250). This is particularly better for starting, lean mixtures (which are hard to ignite), and high compression situations..." by Dave D
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